Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2012
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Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
and does not include other forms of attacks.


January

* January 14 A bombing targeting
Shiites Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most n ...
in southern Iraq killed more than 50 people. * January 27 A suicide bomber in
Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
killed 33 people and wounded 65 others.


February

* February 23 A series of bombings killed 32 people in Baghdad.


March

* March 20 A series of explosions across Iraq killed 50 people and wounded 200 others.


April

* April 19 A series of bombings across Iraq killed 36 people and wounded 150 others.


June

* June 4 A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 190 others in Baghdad.


July

* July 23 A wave of terrorist incidents killed at least 90 people and wounded twice as more.


August

* August 16 A series of bombings killed more than 90 people across Iraq.


September

* September 30 A series of terrorist bombings killed 26 people and wounded 94 others.


See also

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List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2012 This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2012, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military co ...
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List of terrorist incidents in July–December 2012 This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2012, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military co ...
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List of bombings during the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) This article lists major bombings during the Iraqi Insurgency (18 December 2011 – 30 December 2013) following the withdrawal of US troops at the end of the Iraq War. Bombings References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of bombings during the Iraqi insu ...
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Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2013 This list of terrorist incidents is limited to bombings and does not include other forms of attacks. January *January 3 A car bomb killed 20 Shiites and injured 50 others. *January 17 Bombs killed 21 people across Iraq. *January 22 Car bombs ki ...


References

{{Terrorist incidents in Iraq during the Second Iraq War and Iraqi insurgency (2011–present) 2012 in Iraq
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